OBJECTIVES Previous studies have conducted tests of measurement invariance (MI) when comparing depressive symptoms across race groups. However, investigations that explore potential within-group differences remain scant. Thus, the current study sought to uncover whether noninvariance exists when using the 12-item CES-D to measure depressive symptoms in African American women and men. METHOD Responses from a nationally representative sample of 1,271 African American men and 2,299 African American women who participated in the National Survey of American Life (2001-2003) were analyzed. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were used to first assess dimensionality of the 12-item CES-D. Next MI tests were performed to determine whether the factor structure differed for men and women. RESULTS The 2-factor model was retained, and partial metric invariance was achieved. Noninvariance was found in 2 loadings and some of the thresholds. CONCLUSIONS Results suggest that noninvariance may help explain disparate rates of depressive symptoms among African American men and women. Additional consideration should be given before comparing latent mean scores across groups. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

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在 12 项 CES-D 中测试跨性别的测量不变性：对具有全国代表性的非裔美国人样本的调查。

目标 以前的研究在比较不同种族的抑郁症状时进行了测量不变性 (MI) 测试。然而，探索潜在的组内差异的调查仍然很少。因此，当前的研究试图揭示在使用 12 项 CES-D 测量非裔美国女性和男性的抑郁症状时是否存在非不变性。方法 对参加全国美国生活调查 (2001-2003) 的 1,271 名非裔美国男性和 2,299 名非裔美国女性的全国代表性样本的回答进行了分析。探索性和验证性因素分析首先用于评估 12 项 CES-D 的维度。接下来进行 MI 测试以确定男性和女性的因子结构是否不同。结果 保留了 2 因子模型，并且实现了部分度量不变性。在 2 个载荷和一些阈值中发现了非不变性。结论 结果表明，非不变性可能有助于解释非裔美国男性和女性抑郁症状的不同发生率。在比较各组的潜在平均分数之前，应额外考虑。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2021 APA，保留所有权利）。